Tag: Biosecurity

Assessment of the Relationship Between Bioexclusion Practices Applied in Wean-to-Harvest Sites and PRRS Outbreaks

This is our Friday rubric: every week a new Science Page from the Bob Morrison’s Swine Health Monitoring Project. The previous editions of the science page are available on our website.

This week’s Science Page comes to us from researchers Mariah Musskopf, Tina Peterson, Isadora Machado, Thinh Tran Pham Tien, Elly Kirwa, Daniel Moraes, Guilherme Cezar, Mafalda Mil-Homens, Peng Li, Elisa De Conti, Ana Paula Poeta Silva, Derald J. Holtkamp, Daniel C.L. Linhares, and Gustavo S. Silva at Iowa State University.

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Beliefs, Behaviors, and Practices of Farm Biosecurity in the Midwestern U.S. Swine Operations

Today, we are sharing a recent published manuscript from a collaboration between the swine group and the Center for Animal Health and Food Safety at the University of Minnesota. The project focused on biosecurity practices from the Secure Pork Supply plan and the consistency with which they were applied on farms. The full text is available in open access on the journal Animals’ website.

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Assessment of PRRSV Trailer Contamination at the Harvest Facility

This is our Friday rubric: every week a new Science Page from the Bob Morrison’s Swine Health Monitoring Project. The previous editions of the science page are available on our website.

In today’s Science Page, University of Minnesota researchers Lucas Ferreira, Mark Schwartz, Marie Culhane, and Cesar A Corzo share preliminary findings from their study on transport biosecurity.

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Assessment of PEDV Trailer Contamination at the Harvest Facility

Today we bring you a new Science Page from the Bob Morrison’s Swine Health Monitoring Project. The previous editions of the science page are available on our website.

University of Minnesota researchers Lucas Ferreira, Mark Schwartz, Marie Culhane, and Cesar A. Corzo share preliminary results from their ongoing study examining trailer contamination at the harvest facility during unloading.

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How does vehicle Cleaning and Disinfection (C&D) help protect swine farms?

This is our Friday rubric: every week a new Science Page from the Bob Morrison’s Swine Health Monitoring Project. The previous editions of the science page are available on our website.

Natalia Martinez, Cesar A. Corzo, Gustavo Machado, Abel B. Ekiri, Inaki Deza-Cruz, and Joaquin M. Prada share a study showing how vehicle cleaning can combat disease spread in this week’s Science Page.

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